As we all know lemons are in season and instead of making the traditional lemon meringue I decided to think outside the box and make some lemon cookies.

I didn’t want just any lemon cookies though. I wanted something gooey, sweet and delicious- a cookie that would tastes like a lemon slice almost.

The recipe that I am sharing with you below is exactly that! A cookie that tastes like a lemon slice! It takes roughly the same amount of time to make as a lemon slice but they’re super easy to make! And an easier alternative to take to school/ work and also to those who don’t like coconut- which is traditionally found in lemon slices.

Enjoy baking!

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups Plain Flour

2 tsp Baking Powder

1 packet (225g) Cream Cheese, room temperature

1/2 cup (113g) Unsalted Butter, room temperature

1 1/2 cups Caster Sugar

2 tbs grated Lemon Zest (approx 2 large lemons)

1 1/2 tsp freshly squeezed Lemon Juice

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/8 tsp yellow food colouring- gel based (I used Americolour) this is optional